Below is a list of presentations that will be given during the two day conference of ICSPI (October 21st & 22nd, 2008). To view a presentations outline; click on the presentations title.

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

7:00
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8:00
Registration
&
Continental Breakfast
8:00
-
8:15
Opening Remarks:
Dr. Magdy Hanna
Conference Chair
8:15
-
9:15
Keynote:
Process Improvement: Status and Challenges
Dr. Linda Ibrahim
Federal Aviation Administration
SPI
Quality Management I
Agile Approaches Measurements Project Management
9:30
-
10:30
FEATURE
Convincingly Calculating SPI ROI

Robin Goldsmith
GoPro Management
Predicting Software Defects
Michael Allegra
GSX

Traceability: A Proposal for a Scalable Approach, Agile To Formal
Patricia A. Eglin
David Consulting Group
Using Measurements to Understand, Predict, and Report the Impact of Process Deviations on End Product Delivery
Patricia Lyles
Computer Science Corporation

Share the Wealth Through Good Risk Management
Warren Scheinin
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems
10:45
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11:45
Encapsulated Process Objects
Jeff Dalton
Broadsword Solutions Corporation

An IT Governance Solution Experiences Using Multiple Reference Models
Paul D. Byrnes & Renato Chaves Vasques
Integrated System Diagnostics
Incremental Delivery: An Agile Practice Any Project Can Use!s
Alan S Koch, PMP
Process, Inc.
A Case Study In Implementing An Organizational Process To Manage Project Status Through Metrics
Marty Safirstein
Allstate Insurance

FEATURE
Lessons Learned: Project Management Techniques that can Span the Distance

Marnie Hutcheson
Ideva
11:45
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12:30
Visit Exhibit
&
Vendor Presentations
12:30
-
1:30
Lunch
&
Discussion Groups
1:30
-
2:30
Process Efficiency and Optimization through a Process Centric Organization
Andreas R. Felschow
The Process Company, LLC

The International Software Process Improvement Certification (ISPIC) and the SPIBOK
Dr. Magdy Hanna
International Institute for Software Process
Quality Management II Call 911 – Measurement Needs CPR
Agnes E. Nanu
Booz Allen Hamilton

FEATURE
ITIL: A Foundation for Project Success

Alan S. Koch, PMP
Process, Inc.
A Process for Ensuring Integrity of Releases
Joe Levens
Wolters Kluwer
2:45
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3:45
Making SPI Initiatives Succeed
Morten Korsaa
DELTA Axiom

SCAMPI Lead AppraiserSM Body of Knowledge (SLA BOK) Overview
Steve Masters
SEI

FEATURE
Changing Organizations: Getting out of the Delta into the Future!

Clyneice Chaney
Project Performance Corporation
A Case Study on Implementing an Organizational Measurement Program
Cheryl Saar
Allstate Insurance
 
4:00
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5:00
Accelerating Delivery of Reliable Software Solutions: How Quantified Software Development Optimizes Software Production
Burke Cox
Stelligent Incorporated
The Business, the Technology and that Pesky End-User: Putting People Back Into the Software Development Process
Harold Hambrose
Electronic Ink

A Method to Predict of Future Risk Elicitation in the Software Development Projects
Akihiro Hayashi
IBM Japan

FEATURE
A Practical Approach to Measurement and Analysis: Using the ISO Measurement Information Model to Integrate Measurement with Process Performance

Dr. Donn Milton
Pargma Systems Corporation

Prudent Software Project Estimation Process - Implementation Experience & demonstration of the Estimation Tool
Mahammad Ali Shaikh & Suresh Chandrasekaran
Cognizant Technology Solutions
5:00
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6:30
Conference Reception

Tuesday | Wednesday

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

7:00
-
8:00
Registration
&
Continental Breakfast
8:00
-
8:15
Opening Remarks:
Dr. Magdy Hanna
Conference Chair
8:15
-
9:15
Keynote:
Successful Strategies for Software Process Improvement
Kurt Bittner, Chief Technical Officer - Americas
Ivar Jacobson Consulting
SPI
Quality Management
CMM/CMMI
Reviews &
Inspections
Agile Approaches
9:30
-
10:30
FASTrack* to CMMI®
Al Florence
MITRE Corporation

Effective Identification of Key User Scenarios for Testing Complex Software Applications
Guy Verbest
Hewlett Packard

FEATURE
Appraisals and CMMI Gotchas: Lessons in CMMI Use and Appraisal Preparation
Neil Potter
The Process Group
Management Responsibilities for the Inspection (Peer Review) Process
Roger Stewart
Stewart Priven Group

FEATURE
Driving an Agile Peg in a CMMI Hole Making Multi-Culture Environments Work

Dr. Timothy Korson
Korson Consulting
10:45
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11:45
FEATURE
Software Process Improvement's Dirty Little Secret

Robin Goldsmith
GoPro Management
How to Design a World Class Quality Assurance Team
Iris C. Trout
Bloomberg, lp
Patience is a Virtue”- A Day in the Life of an SEPG Lead
Tammye Thornton
Naval Surface Warface Center

FEATURE
The Agile Review Process (ARP™)

Dr. Magdy Hanna
International Institute for Software Process
Process QA: Learning about Collaboration From the Agile Methods
Alan S. Koch, PMP
Process, Inc.
11:45
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12:30
Visit Exhibit
&
Vendor Presentations
12:30
-
1:30
Lunch
&
Discussion Groups
1:30
-
2:30
FEATURE
Process Improvement Common Sense
Denis Meredith
Independent Consultant
Measurements
Requirement
Management
FEATURE
Software Reviews: If They’re so Great; Why Isn’t Everyone Using Them?
Clyneice Chaney
Project Performance Corporation

Delivering Measurable Business Value with Scrum
Ryan Shriver
Dominion Digital
Measurements Used By an Award Winning SPI Organization
Al Sorkowitz
Independent Consultant
FEATURE
Writing Clear Software Requirements Using a Concise Template

Neil Potter
The Process Group
2:45
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3:45
Improving on Process Improvement: Are we Making Progress?
Richard Léveillé
Synopsis Inc.

Help IT Demonstrate its Value: Measurement for Performance and Value
Clyneice Chaney
Project Performance Corporation
Requirements Development and Management
Al Florence
MITRE Corporation

FEATURE
Unleash the Power of Inspections

Dr. Rebecca Staton-Reinstein
Advantage Leadership, Inc.

Agile Becoming Mainstream? Yikes!
Alan S Koch, PMP
Process, Inc.
4:00
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5:00
The Software Process Improvement Open Forum
Agile and Process Improvement: Where is the fit?

Tuesday | Wednesday